Toward the end of the game, the Portland Trail Blazers trailed the Grizzlies by 16 points......

Their toughness and resilience against the Clippers were completely lost in Memphis.

All that was left was a monotonous and chaotic offense and a low shooting percentage.

And, that look of frustration on each player's face.

That's the current situation for the Portland Trail Blazers, who managed to survive the first round and thought they had gone all the way through hell.

But now they find out that it is not hell at all, but heaven!

A real hell that they simply don't have the courage to face.

"Terry. Coach Stotts replaced the entire starting lineup, which meant he gave up the game. The Memphis Grizzlies won again at home, and by the end of this game, the Grizzlies had won five straight games in the playoffs. ”

Hubi. Brown has mixed feelings, on the one hand, he's happy that the Grizzlies are winning games consistently.

But on the other hand, he was disappointed with the game.

The elder Houbi believes he is not the only one disappointed in this game right now. The vast majority of fans, especially neutral fans, must have been disappointed as well.

Everyone is looking forward to a great and colorful battle, but what about the Grizzlies? What he presented to everyone was another massacre.

Just like last season, the Grizzlies are simply the league's "box office poison."

Watching the Grizzlies play a game in a fierce battle seems to have become a luxury.

From the start of the playoffs until now, the Grizzlies have not only not lost, but have also won every game by double digits......

It's really hard to get the fans interested in such a game.

It's not just the fans who are disappointed with this game, it's the Trail Blazers players as well.

Especially Damien. Lillard, on the bench, with his chin propped up with one hand and a frown.

A few days ago, in Staples, no one would blame him. He played 42 minutes, scoring 33 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and two steals, allowing the Trail Blazers to survive and sink the Clippers and create a miracle.

But what about today? 14 points, 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist plus 7 turnovers! He made 21 shots in the game and hit just five of them. The shooting rate was 23.8%, not even 30%.

Lillard was completely lost, and under the wraps of Link and Conley, he was at a loss as a rookie who had just made the switch from high school to the NBA.

And it's not just Lillard who is bad in this game, Lillard is like the beginning of a domino. When he fell, it caused a cascade of reactions.

Without Lillard's support, Aldridge's efficiency has also plummeted.

The power forward, who has always been known for his high shooting percentage, made a heinous 34 shots today, but only scored 32 points, shooting just 38.2 percent. His 30+ points have no gold at all, and they are purely piled up by shooting power.

Lillard was limited, and Aldridge had to shoulder the burden of scoring for the team. But as Joggle predicted, as long as Lillard is restricted, it's not unpermissible to let others score.

Lillard and Aldridge combined for a whopping 45 shots, which is almost half the number of shots taken by the Trail Blazers as a team.

With such an unbalanced shot distribution and such a low shooting percentage, it would be a miracle for the Trail Blazers to win.

Both Lillard and Aldridge both looked like they had lost their fighting spirit, although they also experienced a desperate situation of falling behind 3-1 against the Clippers.

But at the time, the Clippers didn't feel as desperate for the Trail Blazers. Even if they fall behind 1-3, in their hearts? There has always been a belief that I can win against my opponents.

But the sense of oppression that the Grizzlies bring to them is completely different from that of the Clippers.

Recalling the scenes that happened in the game, Lillard and Aldridge had a burst of angina.

It's a suffocating desperation, as if someone reached out and grabbed your throat!

Now, Lillard finally understands why the Pelicans didn't even lose by a narrow margin in the last round.

Because against the Grizzlies, they can crush all your confidence and tenacity in just one game.

The real game, this one. The remaining three are nothing more than repeated slaughter......

Resolute pioneers cannot escape such a fate.

A few minutes later, Aldridge and Lillard heard an electronic beep representing the end of the game.

This sound was like a heavenly sound, and they were relieved.

86-100, the away team in front, the home team in the back. The Portland Trail Blazers, who had just pulled off a miracle, suffered a 14-point defeat in Memphis. Their team's 33.7 percent shooting percentage was nothing short of miserable.

Of course, this is also the biggest affirmation of the Grizzlies' defense.

As soon as the game was over, Aldridge and Lillard hurried to the players' tunnel to "escape".

Hubi. Brown was introducing Link's stats, and he had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks today.

After Link, he was about to talk about Lillard and Aldridge, only to find that the two were no longer on the court......

Old Hubby shook his head, looking at it this way, the Trail Blazers are expected to be difficult to resist the onslaught of the Grizzlies in the next few games.

Their miracles, up to Memphis!

Lillard and Aldridge were able to skip the courtside interviews, but not the post-game press conference.

At the post-game press conference, Aldridge and Lillard still had helplessness written on their faces.

Aldridge was the first to be embarrassed, he didn't expect that he would actually break a record at the Federal Express Arena in this game.

"LaMarcus, you took 34 shots tonight, surpassing Westbrook in 2011 and becoming the man who made the most shots against the Grizzlies in the playoffs. But with so many shots, you only scored 32 points tonight, how do you rate your performance? ”

Aldridge: "......"

Seeing Aldridge's silence to answer this awkward question, the reporters immediately turned their guns back to Lillard.

"Damien, your first six shots tonight were all off the mark, and you didn't score until the second quarter. For the full game, you hit less than 25% of the shots. What do you think makes this happen? Is it because of Link's bag clip? ”

Lillard looked at the reporter who asked the question, he was not silent, maybe Lillard had long wanted to find someone to complain.

"I've had a lot of situations where I've used traps to defend me, and that's what the Clippers did in the last series. But normally, two defenders don't stay with me after the pick-and-roll, someone will always leave. For example, when the smaller guy catches up with me after the pick-and-roll, the big guy usually leaves. But today the Grizzlies didn't, and it was probably the first time I've had a big man who didn't leave, and they just stayed there and kept hitting me and forcing me to play. ”

'The right way to deal with this kind of defence is to pass the ball out and find a team-mate who is open. But like you said, they did it all night and it ruined my rhythm and made it very difficult for me. I have to face two or three layers of defence every time I attack, and the most important thing is that I always have Link and it is a challenge for me. ”

And the Grizzlies' tactics were executed very resolutely, and they continued from start to finish. Link is like a machine, never knowing to get tired. He seems to have a body of steel and will never fall......"

Looking at Lillard's depressed appearance on stage, the reporters were stunned. They had expected Lillard to respond forcefully with something like "we still have a chance" and "we won't be afraid."

But Lillard's speech clearly means that he has been defeated!

Reporters had just had this idea, and Lillard proved their conjecture. He shook his head and continued to add.

"Since coming to the league, my self-confidence has never been affected as much as it is today. Link's defence is so strong that I've never seen anything I've seen in my previous career. ”

The Trail Blazers' ultimate weapon, it looks like they've been completely conquered by Link.